Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
· OR-1 · 119th Congress
and Secondary Education (Chair) · House Committee on Education and Labor · House Committee on Education and Workforce · House Committee on Science · and Technology · House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
Influence Score
46.7
Least exposed
↑ +0.3
vs 118th (46.4)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
4.5
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.3
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$12,219
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.4
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
0.2
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.0
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.7
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
1.3
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
1.8
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$7,125 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $30.06M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $60K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 47.8 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 46.0 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 46.4 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 46.7 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Total money from this network
$60,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Network
UNITED WE CAN
Share from this one network
2.2%
Amount from this network
$30,000
Total from all networks
$1,346,980
Networks contributing
196
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Who funds Bonamici
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
$799,358
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
3.5%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
99.9%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
1
Money that arrived near votes
$1K
Distinct donors
1
Distinct employers
1
Share of their total fundraising
0.18%
Biggest clusters of timed money
ONPOINT COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
$1K
DIGITAL VISION
$500
ONPOINT COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
$500
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
$500
AMAZON
$250
DIGITAL VISION
$250
DIGITAL VISION
$250
DIGITAL VISION
$250
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
$250
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
$100
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$5.67M
BOEING
$4.38M
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
$3.79M
BOEING
$3.61M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.45M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.32M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$3.12M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$3.02M
EY
$3.01M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.97M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES
$2.17M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.07M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.99M
LOCKHEED MARTIN
$1.86M
BNSF RAILWAY
$1.84M
UP RAILROAD
$1.76M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Suzanne Bonamici comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$35K
Disclosed outside spending
$35K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.02%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$11K
FIREFIGHTERS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION PAC
$8K
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUND
$716
DEMOCRACY PAC
$191
NEA ADVOCACY FUND
$68
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$30
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
60 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $92K to Suzanne Bonamici across 99 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$92K
Shared contributors
60
Contributions
99
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 | 44 | $44K |
| 2024 | 32 | 45 | $45K |
| 2026 | 4 | 10 | $3K |
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Revolving Door
5 former staff members
who worked for Suzanne Bonamici or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSS KELLEY | Sr Advisor, Dem. Caucus; Counsel, Comm on Trans & Infra; Leg Dir & Counsel, Rep.… | RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC | 22 | 59 | 2025–2025 |
| RUSS KELLEY | Sr Advisor, Dem. Caucus 17-19; Counsel, Comm on Trans & Infra. 15-17; Leg Dir & … | FTI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 4 | 6 | 2023–2025 |
| ALLISON SMITH | Deputy Assistant USTR, Environment and Natural Resources; Deputy Assistant USTR,… | LOT SIXTEEN LLC | 2 | 3 | 2025–2025 |
| ELVIA MONTOYA | Legislative Director, Senator Jeff Merkley; Policy Advisor/Legislative Assistant… | PORT OF PORTLAND | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| KYLE CORMNEY | Sr Advisor, Dem. Caucus; Counsel, Comm on Trans & Infra; Leg Dir & Counsel, Rep.… | RIDGELINE ADVOCACY GROUP LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Suzanne Bonamici ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required